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“The kind and quantity of nutrition you received in the womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Pregnant Woman

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Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

“the 12 month pregnancy”

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

What is a good diet ?

The mythical balanced diet doesn’t exist

Women eat according to their hormones, moods and cycles

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

What depletes our bodies of nutrients needed for fertility?

Alcohol

Stress

Exercise

Medications

Processed foods

Trans-fats

Sugar

Caffeine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

“ Nutrition is the most influential non-genetic factor in foetal development ”

Nutritional stores

Diet

Windows of opportunity

Foetal growth

Birth weight

Brain development

Pregnancy complications

All determined by the nutrients available to the foetus

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Factors for good fertility

Healthy Eggs

Healthy Sperm

Healthy Implantation

Environmental

Stress

Nutrition

Lifestyle

What an egg needs womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

What an egg needs

Q: Can I do anything to improve the quality of my eggs?’

Nutrition – most important

Blood flow - acupuncture

Lifestyle factors

Protection from free radicals

Diet rich in antioxidants

Managing blood sugar

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Healthy EggsFactors that effect Egg Quality

Age

DNA less stable

Blood flow reduced

Reduced hormonal fuel

Increased free radical damage

Environmental

Toxins

Diet and nutrition

Mental and emotional stress

Immune factors and inflammation

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Impact of Age

AMH AFC

Longer time to conceive

Fear about the biological clock

Increases in anxiety

Less sex

Fertile window

Egg quantity and quality decline with age

What a sperm needs womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

It takes two

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

What a sperm needs

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Factors affecting egg and sperm health

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)

Infections

Age

Weight

Processed foods and trans fats

Occupational hazards

Smoking

Alcohol

Caffeine

Drugs (prescribed and recreational)

Heat

Implantation, immune & inflammation womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Recurrent miscarriage

IVF Failure

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mayonnaise miracle babies!

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Nutritional testing

Vitamin / mineral deficiencies

Iodine

Essential fatty acids

Inositol

Vitamin D

Antioxidant profiles

Minerals / vitamins involved in hormone regulation and egg quality

Lifestyle womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Tyranny of the womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine“shoulds& shouldn’ts”

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Caffeine

Increased time to get pregnant in females, especially over 500 mg per day

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Alcohol

Government recommendations are max 14 units a week but no national guidelines for women trying to conceive

Wine now stronger so a 750ml bottle of wine at 14% contains 10 units!

Many women (and men) drinking more than they think

Damage to eggs in women

Damage to sperm DNA in men leading to delayed conception and increased risk of miscarriage

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Alcohol

A man ‘steeped in wine ... is clumsy[in bed] and bad at sowing seed, and is thus likely to beget unstableand untrusty offspring, crooked in form and character.....’ (Plato circa 400BC)

BINGE DRINKING IN MEN

↓ Testosterone levels

↓ Folic acid

↓ Libido and erectile function

↑ Oxidative stress → DNA damage

Worst is lager, best is red wine, particularly Malbec, and Madiranfrom the Tannat grape (organic if possible)

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Body Mass Index & Body Fat %

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Impact of body fat on fertility

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Belief womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine Confidence

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

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Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Nutrition for fertility womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Homan GF, Davies M, Norman R: The impact of lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and those undergoing infertility treatment: a review. Hum Reprod Update 2007, 13:209–223.

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine

Mind, body and lifestyle management womb; the pollutants, drugs and infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health, stress level and state of mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby and a child and continue to affect you to this day.” – Annie Murphy Paul, Time Magazine